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SWE Weekend Visit
(February 21st – 22nd )
As part of their initiative to increase the representation of women in engineering, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at the University of Virginia invites female junior and senior high school students to spend a weekend on Grounds exploring majors and careers in engineering. The program includes informative speakers and hands-on activities to heighten interest in technology-related fields, opportunities to meet professors and students, and introductions to the nine engineering disciplines studied at U.Va. The weekend starts with attendance at the Engineering Open House on Saturday and ends on Sunday with (whatever activities they do). Participants will be housed in University dorms, and will be responsible for their transportation to and from U.Va., a small program fee, and for incidental/personal spending funds.
Applications are available from high school counselors and math and science teachers in January. The application process is closed for 2009; please check with us in December for information about HSV 2010!
The High School Visitation Weekend is traditionally held on the last weekend of February, except in 2003, as a part of the Engineering Open House. The applications for the weekend event are mailed out to the Virginia secondary schools in early January. A small fee is requested to cover the activities, meals and accommodations.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding HSV, please contact the CDE at 434-624-0614 or by email to eng-cde@virginia.edu.
Get ready for High School Visitation Weekend 2009 by reviewing the following documents.
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